STARLINK-4281, 53017

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4281, 53017 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 07 Jul 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

53017, 2022-076AH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

297 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-07-07 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-4281
1 53017U 22076AH  25159.44905431  .00000028  00000-0  19836-4 0  9996
2 53017  53.2164 235.2324 0001176  78.9686 281.1438 15.08839355161595

Epoch: 2025-06-08T10:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-08T10:46:38.292Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

176.49835°

Altitude

540.486 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 40m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.83843°

Longitude

130.00685°

Altitude

553.87 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 58m 46s

Apparent Declination

-54° 56' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:44:12

Azimuth

131.538° SE

Elevation

-50.292°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.804 km

Perigee altitude

539.177 km

Semi-major axis

6,918.127 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.2164°

RAAN

235.2324°

Arg. of periapsis

78.9686°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.1438°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7719 °/min

Orbital period

95.44 mins

BSTAR

0.000019836

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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2022 (2022-07-07 UTC)

STARLINK-4203, 53021 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4216, 53022

STARLINK-4284, 53023

STARLINK-4281 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-06-10 07:28:40.567Z	232.784° WSW	2025-06-10 07:31:40.567Z	316.117° NNW	44.746°	2025-06-10 07:35:40.567Z	48.575° ENE
4 mins	2025-06-10 09:09:40.567Z	304.772° NW	2025-06-10 09:11:40.567Z	341.952° N	18.619°	2025-06-10 09:13:40.567Z	17.181° NNE
4 mins	2025-06-10 12:31:40.567Z	359.312° N	2025-06-10 12:32:40.567Z	19.728° NNE	19.543°	2025-06-10 12:35:40.567Z	70.277° E
6 mins	2025-06-10 14:09:40.567Z	309.755° NW	2025-06-10 14:12:40.567Z	146.594° SSE	44.9°	2025-06-10 14:15:40.567Z	131.791° SE

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